This is my first post on this forum. I just found out about the month/year codes on Remington rifles on this site. I have a .22 model 581 rifle that I purchased new in May of 1972. I was curious as to the actual date of manufacture, so I looked at the barrel. The serial number is 10424XX. On the left side of the barrel is 48, followed by a symbol that could be a D or an O (too poorly stamped to tell), T, and 71. On the right side of the barrel is REP in a lozenge shape (this corresponds to the proof mark shown in the barrel code location diagram on this site), followed by an F, and a symbol that looks like an Egyptian Ankh laying on its side.

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I am guessing that the T indicates the year 1970. The symbol that I cannot read may indicate July (if it is an O) or September (if it is a D). Is there any other way (data base of Model 581s, by the serial number, etc.) that the month can be determined? Also, do the other symbols provide any information - or are they just inspection/proof marks? Thanks in advance.

Model 700 Remington Serial Numbers

1. Jul 21, 2017 Fortunately for collectors, it is not difficult to determine a rifle's age, as beginning in 1921, Remington began imprinting serial numbers on the barrel of each rifle it produced. These numbers – along with some basic knowledge about the rifle model itself – is all that the collector needs in order to determine the age of his rifle.
2. Founded in 1816 by Eliphalet Remington. Company has distinction of being oldest firearms manufacturing firm in United States. Since 1856, it has been known by four different names: between 1856 and 1888, E. Remington & Sons; 1888-1910, Remington Arms Company; 1910-1925, Remington Arms U.M.C. Company (Union Metallic Cartridge Company); and 1925 to present, Remington Arms.